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07/19/2016

Encouraging Women to Practice BJJ

*Reposted from The Grumpy Grappler

While I love jiu jitsu, I am convinced that as a general rule women have more to gain from the gentle art than men--especially given the depressing statistics concerning how many women are sexually assaulted in childhood, in college, and beyond. While women bear positively no responsibility for being victimized, jiu jitsu is nevertheless a very effective tool that can be utilized to minimize the risks posed to women by the lamentable "rape culture" we live in today.

As such, I thought I would post links to some women-related articles and videos in an effort to highlight the important place I believe women ought to occupy today when it comes to the continued development and growth of jiu jitsu. As these articles and videos make clear, women shouldn't be relegated to self-defense classes. Instead, they should additionally be encouraged to explore all that jiu jitsu has to offer. That said, here are some links people might find of interest:

As for videos, I thought I would include a tribute to women in jiu jitsu as well as some highlight videos from some of the top women in the sport--e.g., Kyra Gracie, Michelle Nicoloni, Mackenzie Dern, Marina Ribeiro, and Leticia Ribeiro: